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Population (year 2000): 2,582. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,458 (-4.8% change)
Males: 1,211 (46.9%), Females: 1,371 (53.1%)
Cook County
Zip code:
60476
Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $46,778 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,900 (year 2000)
Races in Thornton:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (26.6%), Irish (20.5%),
Polish (15.8%), Italian (9.6%), Dutch (9.2%), English (7.8%).
Elevation: 603 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thornton
- High school or higher: 87.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thornton village
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 56.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -180 (-6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Thornton:
- INGALLS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HARVEY,
IL)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; HAZEL CREST,
IL)
- ST JAMES HOSP & HLTH CTR-OLYMPIA FLDS (about 7
miles; OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thornton:
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 15 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 18 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 34 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thornton:
- LANSING MUNI (about 8 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: IGQ)
- TINLEY PARK HELISTOP (about 14 miles; CHICAGO/TINLEY
PARK, IL; ID: TF8)
- SANGER (about 15 miles; MONEE, IL; ID: C56)
Amtrak stations near Thornton:
- 4 miles: HOMEWOOD (181 1ST ST. & PARK AVE.).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: DYER (SHEFFIELD RD.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
- 11 miles: HAMMOND-WHITING (HAMMOND, 1135 CALUMET
AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thornton:
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 2 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,599)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,836)
- CITY COLLEGES OF CHICAGO-OLIVE-HARVEY COLLEGE (about
9 miles; CHICAGO, IL; FT enrollment: 4,004)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; CHICAGO,
IL; FT enrollment: 3,161)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-CALUMET CAMPUS (about 11 miles;
HAMMOND, IN; FT enrollment: 6,312)
Public primary/middle school in Thornton:
- WOLCOTT SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 200
N WOLCOTT ST; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Thornton:
- THORNTON P.L. (Operating income: $106,127;
Location: 115 E. MARGARET ST.; 20,006 books; 1,001 audio
materials; 393 video materials; 59 serial subscriptions)
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